First Gehlot ministry
First Ashok Gehlot ministry | |
|---|---|
 Ministry of Rajasthan | |
| 1998–2003 | |
| Date formed | 1 December 1998 |
| Date dissolved | 8 December 2003 |
| People and organisations | |
| Ashok Gehlot | |
Member party | Indian National Congress |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
Opposition party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| History | |
| Election | 1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election |
| Legislature term | 11th Rajasthan Assembly |
| Predecessor | Third Shekhawat ministry |
| Successor | First Raje ministry |
The First Ashok Gehlot ministry was the Council of Ministers of the Government of Rajasthan headed by Ashok Gehlot. It was formed on 1 December 1998 following the 1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election and remained in office until 8 December 2003.[1]
The ministry was initially expanded on 5 December 1998, when 18 cabinet ministers and 13 ministers of state were sworn in. A major expansion on 13 May 2002 added four cabinet ministers and eleven ministers of state, while Hira Lal Indora and Parsadi Lal Meena were promoted from minister of state to cabinet rank.[2][3]
In January 2003, Gehlot re-inducted Ram Singh Vishnoi and reshuffled several ministerial portfolios. Banwari Lal Bairwa and Kamla Beniwal were designated deputy chief ministers.[4]
Formation
Gehlot was sworn in as chief minister on 1 December 1998. At the time, he was a member of the Lok Sabha and president of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.[2] On 5 December, acting governor N. L. Tibrewal administered the oath of office to 31 ministers at Raj Bhavan, Jaipur. The initial council consisted of 18 cabinet ministers and 13 ministers of state.[2]
May 2002 expansion
On 13 May 2002, Governor Anshuman Singh administered the oath of office to 15 new ministers. Govind Singh Gurjar, Ram Narayan Chaudhary, Janardan Singh Gehlot and Madho Singh Diwan were inducted as cabinet ministers. Eleven other legislators were inducted as ministers of state. Hira Lal Indora and Parsadi Lal Meena, who had served as ministers of state since December 1998, were promoted to cabinet rank.[3]
The expansion increased the strength of the ministry to 44 members. Mamta Sharma and Vijay Laxmi Vishnoi were appointed parliamentary secretaries, but were not members of the Council of Ministers.[3]
January 2003 reshuffle
In January 2003, Gehlot reshuffled several portfolios. Banwari Lal Bairwa, who held the transport portfolio, received additional responsibility for planning and human resources and was designated deputy chief minister. Kamla Beniwal, the irrigation minister, was also designated deputy chief minister and retained additional charge of revenue.[4]
Ram Singh Vishnoi was re-inducted into the cabinet and assigned agriculture. Govind Singh Gurjar moved from agriculture to panchayati raj. Shanti Dhariwal was assigned tourism, art and culture, while B. D. Kalla received education, medical and health, personnel and administrative reforms. Madho Singh Diwan was assigned women and child development, policy planning and information technology. C. P. Joshi retained public health engineering, ground water, economics and statistics.[4]
Among the ministers of state, Taqiuddin Ahmed received independent charge of local self government. Paras Ram Mordia received additional charge of home, Jitendra Singh was assigned revenue and Habibur Rahman was assigned tourism.[4]
Council of Ministers
The table lists each documented appointment or portfolio period as a separate row. The surviving online reports identify all ministers appointed in December 1998 and May 2002, but do not provide a complete portfolio allocation for every minister. Portfolio descriptions are therefore included only where they are explicitly stated in the cited sources.[2][3][4]
| Name | Office | Portfolio | Party | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashok Gehlot | Chief Minister | Departments not otherwise allocated | INC | 1 December 1998 | 26 January 2003 |
| Ashok Gehlot | Chief Minister | Departments not otherwise allocated | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Banwari Lal Bairwa | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Banwari Lal Bairwa | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| B. D. Kalla | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| B. D. Kalla | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Bhikha Bhai | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Bhikha Bhai | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Bhoga Lal Bakolia | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Bhoga Lal Bakolia | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Chandanmal Baid | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Chandanmal Baid | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| C. P. Joshi | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| C. P. Joshi | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Chandrabhan Singh | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Chandrabhan Singh | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Gulab Singh Shaktawat | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Gulab Singh Shaktawat | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Harendra Mirdha | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Harendra Mirdha | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Kamla Beniwal | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Kamla Beniwal | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Khet Singh Rathore | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Khet Singh Rathore | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Kishan Motwani | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Kishan Motwani | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Pradhyuman Singh | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Pradhyuman Singh | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Ram Singh Vishnoi | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Ram Singh Vishnoi | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Shanti Dhariwal | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Shanti Dhariwal | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Tayyab Hussain | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Tayyab Hussain | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Zakia Inam | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Zakia Inam | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Ram Kishan Verma | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Ram Kishan Verma | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned; see January 2003 entries where documented | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Abdul Aziz | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Abdul Aziz | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Bhagraj Chowdhury | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Bhagraj Chowdhury | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Bina Kak | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Bina Kak | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Chandrashekhar | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Chandrashekhar | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Dayaram Parmar | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Dayaram Parmar | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Deependra Singh Shekhawat | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Deependra Singh Shekhawat | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Hari Singh Kumher | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Hari Singh Kumher | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Hira Lal Indora | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Hira Lal Indora | Cabinet Minister | Promoted to cabinet rank; portfolio not specified in the cited expansion report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Indira Mayaram | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Indira Mayaram | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Jitendra Singh | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Jitendra Singh | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Master Bhanwar Lal | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Master Bhanwar Lal | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Parsadi Lal Meena | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Parsadi Lal Meena | Cabinet Minister | Promoted to cabinet rank; portfolio not specified in the cited expansion report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Rajendra Chaudhary | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited swearing-in report | INC | 5 December 1998 | 13 May 2002 |
| Rajendra Chaudhary | Minister of State | Portfolio continued or subsequently reassigned | INC | 13 May 2002 | 8 December 2003 |
| Govind Singh Gurjar | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Ram Narayan Chaudhary | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Janardan Singh Gehlot | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Madho Singh Diwan | Cabinet Minister | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Shailendra Joshi | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| K. C. Vishnoi | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Radheyshyam Ganganagar | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Ratan Lal Tambi | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Paras Ram Mordia | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Ram Swaroop Meena | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Ram Gopal Bairwa | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Hema Ram Chaudhary | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Taqiuddin Ahmed | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Habibur Rahman | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Raghuvir Singh Meena | Minister of State | Portfolio not specified in the cited induction report | INC | 13 May 2002 | 26 January 2003 |
| Banwari Lal Bairwa | Deputy Chief Minister | Transport; Planning (additional charge); Human Resource (additional charge) | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Kamla Beniwal | Deputy Chief Minister | Irrigation; Revenue (additional charge) | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Ram Singh Vishnoi | Cabinet Minister | Agriculture | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Govind Singh Gurjar | Cabinet Minister | Panchayati Raj | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Shanti Dhariwal | Cabinet Minister | Tourism; Art and Culture | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| B. D. Kalla | Cabinet Minister | Education; Medical and Health; Personnel; Administrative Reforms | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Madho Singh Diwan | Cabinet Minister | Women and Child Development; Policy Planning; Information Technology | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| C. P. Joshi | Cabinet Minister | Public Health Engineering; Ground Water; Economics and Statistics | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Taqiuddin Ahmed | Minister of State (Independent Charge) | Local Self Government | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Paras Ram Mordia | Minister of State | Home (additional charge) | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Jitendra Singh | Minister of State | Revenue | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
| Habibur Rahman | Minister of State | Tourism | INC | 26 January 2003 | 8 December 2003 |
End of the ministry
The Congress was defeated in the 2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. Vasundhara Raje was sworn in as chief minister on 8 December 2003, succeeding Gehlot.[5]
See also
- Ashok Gehlot
- Government of Rajasthan
- Second Ashok Gehlot ministry
- Third Ashok Gehlot ministry
- 11th Rajasthan Assembly
- List of chief ministers of Rajasthan
References
- ↑ "Ashok Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan Chief Minister". Rediff.com. 1 December 1998. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gehlot inducts 31 ministers in two-tier council". Rediff.com. United News of India. 5 December 1998. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gehlot inducts 15 new ministers in Rajasthan cabinet". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gehlot reshuffles portfolios of his ministers". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 26 January 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Vasundhara Raje sworn in as Rajasthan chief minister". Rediff.com. Press Trust of India. 8 December 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2026.